by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Wrestling at Rider University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Rider is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
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The Rider men’s wrestling team carries 48 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 68. The NCAA tracked 82 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 15 varsity sports Rider sponsors, wrestling sits at #3 by total roster size.
The men’s wrestling program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is John Hangey.
Among the school’s 15 sports, wrestling sits #6 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Rider men’s wrestling program generated $1,217,884 in revenue against $1,217,884 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $3,067 in operating expense per athlete, or $147,239 per team.
Against the school’s 15 sports, wrestling ranks #4 by revenue, accounting for 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s wrestling team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 977 (981 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 97% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 979, wrestling sits below average at 977.
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